The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is organizing a forum to discuss “The Future of Manufacturing” in Taipei on Dec. 2 and 3. The get-together is described as a WFSGI Manufacturers Forum but the federation has invited experts who will look into the trends and prospects of manufacturing in a wider context. Speakers will include Aleksandar Subic, dean of engineering and head of school, aerospace, mechanical and manufacturing engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, who has worked with several sports brands on topics like automation and digital manufacturing technologies; Steve Evans, director of the new EPSRC Center for Innovative Manufacturing in Industrial Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing; and Haico Ebbers, professor of international economics at Nijenrode Business University, who will discuss how economic trends and developments in Asia affect manufacturing. The WFSGI describes the event as the basis for further activities coordinated by the federation on the future of manufacturing for apparel, footwear and equipment manufacturers.

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